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Kenya's Ghost Worker Payroll Crisis Costs Billions

🇰🇪 Kenya's Ghost Worker Payroll Crisis Costs Billions

Kenya macro -0.30 · 17/03/2026

As European investors and entrepreneurs deepen their engagement across African markets, a troubling pattern is emerging that demands attention: the pe...

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WhatsApp group admins sued for removing member

🇰🇪 WhatsApp group admins sued for removing member

Kenya tech -0.30 · 17/03/2026

Kenya's digital economy is experiencing a critical inflection point. Two recent developments—a novel lawsuit over WhatsApp group administration and pr...

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Rains to persist across the country

🇰🇪 Rains to persist across the country

Kenya agriculture +0.30 · 17/03/2026

East Africa is entering a critical phase of its rainy season, with meteorological forecasts indicating a significant intensification of rainfall patte...

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Atwoli’s re-election as Cotu boss challenged in court

🇰🇪 Atwoli’s re-election as Cotu boss challenged in court

Kenya trade -0.40 · 17/03/2026

Kenya's labor movement faces significant institutional turbulence following legal challenges to the re-election of Francis Atwoli as Secretary General...

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Nairobi ODM delegates endorse Winnie Odinga for Deputy

🇰🇪 Nairobi ODM delegates endorse Winnie Odinga for Deputy

Kenya tech 0.00 · 17/03/2026

Kenya's political landscape is entering a critical transitional phase as Nairobi's Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) delegates formally endorsed Winnie...

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Kenya: 71 Flood Deaths As Kenya Warned of Intensifying Lo

🇰🇪 Kenya: 71 Flood Deaths As Kenya Warned of Intensifying Lo

Kenya macro -0.85 · 17/03/2026

Kenya is confronting an unprecedented humanitarian and economic crisis as devastating floods sweep across the nation, with confirmed fatalities now ex...

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Africa needs 150,000 more construction managers by 2035

🇰🇪 Africa needs 150,000 more construction managers by 2035

Kenya infrastructure +0.60 · 17/03/2026

Sub-Saharan Africa stands at an inflection point. While governments across the region commit unprecedented capital to infrastructure development—from ...

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Kenya urged to strengthen competition enforcement

🇰🇪 Kenya urged to strengthen competition enforcement

Kenya macro -0.35 · 17/03/2026

Kenya's regulatory framework for competition oversight has come under international scrutiny following a comprehensive review by the Organisation for ...

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Kenya seeks public input on draft crypto licencing regula

🇰🇪 Kenya seeks public input on draft crypto licencing regula

Kenya finance +0.70 · 17/03/2026

Kenya is moving decisively toward establishing a comprehensive regulatory framework for digital assets, marking a significant inflection point for the...

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Stima writes off Sh108m KUSCCO loss as LSK seeks refund

🇰🇪 Stima writes off Sh108m KUSCCO loss as LSK seeks refund

Kenya finance -0.85 · 17/03/2026

Kenya's cooperative movement faces renewed scrutiny following Stima Sacco's decision to write off Sh108 million (approximately €800,000) in losses lin...

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Quantum computing and AI to get £2.5bn to stop UK tech

🇰🇪 Quantum computing and AI to get £2.5bn to stop UK tech

Kenya tech +0.70 · 17/03/2026

The United Kingdom is doubling down on its technology ambitions with a substantial £2.5 billion investment injection into artificial intelligence and ...

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Deadly building collapse in Nairobi after demolition goes

🇰🇪 Deadly building collapse in Nairobi after demolition goes

Kenya infrastructure -0.75 · 17/03/2026

A catastrophic building collapse in Nairobi's Shauri Moyo district has reignited critical questions about infrastructure safety and regulatory oversig...

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Africa: Afrexinsure Appoints Lesley Ndlovu As New Chief E

🇰🇪 Africa: Afrexinsure Appoints Lesley Ndlovu As New Chief E

Kenya finance +0.65 · 17/03/2026

The African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) has announced a significant leadership change at its specialty insurance division, with Lesley Ndlovu set...

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Chinese firm wins contract for Sh38.7bn Kiambu Road dualling

🇰🇪 Chinese firm wins contract for Sh38.7bn Kiambu Road dualling

Kenya infrastructure +0.70 · 17/03/2026

Kenya's infrastructure development landscape is entering a critical phase, marked by substantial foreign investment but increasingly shadowed by quali...

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Nairobi building collapse kills at least two and injures

🇰🇪 Nairobi building collapse kills at least two and injures

Kenya infrastructure -0.85 · 17/03/2026

Kenya's capital faced another tragic reminder of its persistent construction safety failures this week when a building demolition in Nairobi spiraled ...

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Kenya moves to criminalise unapproved “high-risk” AI depl

🇰🇪 Kenya moves to criminalise unapproved “high-risk” AI depl

Kenya tech -0.65 · 17/03/2026

Kenya is positioning itself as Africa's regulatory frontrunner on artificial intelligence, with a draft AI Bill 2026 that introduces criminal penaltie...

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Kenya avoids IMF loans after Sh588bn stake sales

🇰🇪 Kenya avoids IMF loans after Sh588bn stake sales

Kenya macro +0.70 · 15/03/2026

Kenya's recent decision to generate approximately Sh588 billion (approximately €4.2 billion) through the strategic sale of government stakes in key en...

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Kenya: Kenya Risks Fertilizer Shortage As Hormuz Disrupti

🇰🇪 Kenya: Kenya Risks Fertilizer Shortage As Hormuz Disrupti

Kenya agriculture -0.75 · 17/03/2026

Kenya's agricultural sector, which generates approximately 35% of the nation's GDP and employs over 40% of the workforce, faces a critical vulnerabili...

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Old Mutual profit after tax up 2pc to Sh856mn

🇰🇪 Old Mutual profit after tax up 2pc to Sh856mn

Kenya finance +0.65 · 17/03/2026

Old Mutual Kenya has reported a marginal 2% increase in profit after tax, reaching Sh856 million (approximately €6.4 million) in its latest financial ...

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Does ‘free’ shipping really exist? The marketing tricks

🇰🇪 Does ‘free’ shipping really exist? The marketing tricks

Kenya trade -0.60 · 17/03/2026

The promise of free shipping has become ubiquitous across African e-commerce platforms, yet European investors entering these markets frequently under...

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